19 degrees and the dog wants outside

I had been rubbing his legs to get the snowballs out of his fur. He fell asleep

Dog blankets on the floor in front of the couch to stop the draft. I know, I know

Christmas present from my oldest stepson and his family that I put together Monday. Love it!

Acrylic paint background, the girl is watercolors. "She longed for more knowledge but feared the journey."

Based on a drawing from a new book about drawing, to just let go

Testing Prima Colerase pencils and new Daniel Smith watercolors

Love the flowers, hate the rest of the page

Gracie, last night, wedging her body between me and Jake

Jake then stretched out and rested his head on her thigh. I was laughing so hard I almost couldn't take the pic

The dogs have been characters of late. More so than usual. Grace is clinging to me for attention late in the day. Her age is showing.

I have been bouncing around in the art journals, doing whatever turns my crank. Sometimes a drawing will be painted, sometimes not. I am not sharing all of it because I find if I let a page sit for a day or two, I am not always pleased with it. Honestly, I think this is my subconscious way of working off the stress of the holidays. We all have it. Our family dynamic is complicated by an addict, and it weighs heavily on me in December. So I hug my dogs, and try to stay busy. It is what it is.
Linda